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Jun. 5, 2006

Bar Court Judge Follows the Music to Her Legal Career

LOS ANGELES - It was music that brought State Bar Court Judge Madge S. Watai to the United States from her home in Hawaii. Her piano teacher, an Englishwoman, insisted Watai apply to the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY.

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By Anat Rubin
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      LOS ANGELES - It was music that brought State Bar Court Judge Madge S. Watai to the United States from her home in Hawaii. Her piano teacher, an Englishwoman, insisted Watai apply to the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY.
      "I was very fortunate that I had such a teacher," Watai said. "All along the way, I've been ve... (continued)

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